Improvement in bread-cutters



ISMJ S. BUNNELL.

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UNITED STATES ISAAC S. BUNNELL, OF CARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BREAD-CUTTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,569, dated October 3, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAc S. BUNNELL, of Carbondale, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Cutter for Bread, Spc.; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing' forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l represents an end elevation of my improved cutter for bread, Ste( Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same taken on the plane of the line c c, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspond ing parts.

This invention relates to a new machine for cutting bread; and consists in a new manner of hanging the knife so that it will be supported at both ends and moved with a slight drawing motion to insure a powerful cut.

A in the dra-Wing represents the knife pivoted at one end to a straight lever, B, and at the other end to an elbow-lever, C. The lever B is at a, pivoted to the supporting-frame. The lever C is pivoted to said frame at b, under the middle of the knife. The frame D contains the legs d d, a horizontal bar, c, anda vertical projection, f, all cast in one piece. The ear g, receiving the pivot b, is underneath -the bar e, and somewhat set back of its face, so that the horizontal arm h of the elbow-lever C will strike against the lower edge of e (see Fig. 2) to arrest the knife when swung up and prevent its being' raised more than necessary. E is a box or support for the matter to be out, secured at one end upon the bar c and to the projections f, and at the other end to an additional leg, t'.

The knife when swung down by aperson holding it by the handle j will descend at thehandle end slightly faster than at the other end, thus producing a drawing cut.

The device is adapted to cutting hay, straw, Ste., without change in the arrangement of its working parts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v The combination, as described, with knife A, of the straight lever B and nearly right-angled lever C, each pivoted at opposite ends of the.

knife, and also to the frame, for the purpose of giving a backwardly-drawing cut to the knife from heel to point when forced down.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 27th day of July, 1871.

ISAAC S. BUNNELL. Witnesses:

GEO. W. MAEEE, T. B. MosEER. (51) 

